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Charles Grover, 1842 - 1921   Summary Charles Grover (1842 - 1921) was an enthusiastic and resourceful amateur astronomer. In 1869 he moved from Chesham, Buckinghamshire, to become an assistant to John Browning FRAS, a renowned nineteenth century telescope and optical instrument manufacturer in London. Charles spent 13 years working for Browning and wrote (in his journal "50 Years") that he became an expert in silvering mirrors. The overwhelming majority of information gathered and presented in the Charles Grover section of this web site was most generously supplied as follows. The transcriptions, some of which were originally done by John Grover (Great grandson), were checked by Jerry Grover (Great great grandson), then converted to PDF by Ron Ziemiecki 2007 and are all copyright protected by Jerry Grover. Source: Barbara Slater, The Astronomer of Rousdon In the 'More reading' section below, you are invited to click on any of the smaller thumbnail images which in turn leads to either a PDF file or larger images. Click on Contents underneath any thumbnail image to read a description of what is contained therein. More reading Drawings of the Sun, Moon & Planets Volume 2, 1862 Contents  Navigation English Mechanic & Mirror Of Science August 2, 1867 Contents The Southern Cross by Charles Grover 1882-3 Contents Peek's Account 1882 by Cuthbert E Peek Contents Peek's Letters covering 1882 - 1883 by Cuthbert E Peek Contents Australian Life by Charles Grover March, 1883 Contents Astronomical Observations 1882 - 1885 Contents Meteorological Observations 1884 Contents Lockyer Letters by Charles Grover 1902 - 1910 Contents 50 Years by Charles Grover May, 1908 Contents Autobiographical by Charles Grover March 2, 1842 - 1921 Contents RAS Speech by Charles Grover April 10, 1908 Contents Funeral Notes Source: Unknown February, 1921 Contents     In the 'Image Gallery' section below, you are invited to click on any of the smaller thumbnail images which in turn leads to more images. The image on the thumbnail is only indicative of what lies behind it, however generally there is a wide range of diverse but related material. Image Gallery Charles Grover Plus family images 1842 - 1921 Contents Rousdon Related images c 1882 - 1900 Contents Peek Museum Related images c 1882 - 1900 Contents Meteorology Related images c 1903 Contents Transit Voyage Related images 1882 - 1883 Contents English Mechanic & Mirror Of Science 1907 - 1914 Contents         Back to the Peoples listing page >>>

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